Wednesday, April 2, 2008

7:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Presenters’ Breakfast

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Coffee Service

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Session

Welcome:
C. V. Mathai, A&WMA President

Keynote Speaker:
Senator Joseph Lieberman

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Panel: Climate Policy Perspectives

Moderator:
C. V. Mathai, Manager for Environmental Policy, Arizona Public Service

Panelists:
Red Cavaney, President, American Petroleum Institute

Jean Sweeney, Vice President, 3M Environmental, Health and Safety Operations

Quinlan Shea, Executive Director, Environment, Edison Electric Institute

Michael Goo, Climate Legislative Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 – 12:00 p.m.
Panel II: Federal Policy Design:What is Needed?

Moderator:
Marty Spitzer, Senior Fellow, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, and The Center for Clean Air Policy

Panelists:
Tim Profeta, Executive Director, Nicolas Institute for Environmental Solutions, Duke University

Vicki Arroyo, Director of Policy Analysis, Pew Center for Global Climate Change

Mary Anne Sullivan, Partner, Hogan and Hartson

Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense, Director, Special Projects, Climate and Air Program

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Speaker
Graham Whitmarsh, Head, Climate Action Secretariat, Office of the Premier, Victoria, BC, Canada

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel III: How Will Climate Policy be Integrated with Existing Statutes

Moderator:
John Seitz, Partner, ES&P, LLC

Panelists:
Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA

Steven Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA

Margo Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
U.S. EPA

Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. EPA

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Panel IV: Regional & State Policy Issues

Moderators:
Steve Brown, Executive Director, Environmental Council of the States

Bill Becker, Executive Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)

Panelists:
Art Williams, Director, Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District

Peter Iwanowicz, Director, Climate Change Program, NY, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Ron Burke, Deputy Director, IL EPA, Midwest Partnership

Rick Sprott, Executive Director, UT DEQ, Western Climate Initiative

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Reception

Thursday, April 3, 2008

7:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Conference Registration

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Presenters’ Breakfast

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Coffee Service

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Panel V: International Climate Policies: Successful Models in Developed and Developing Countries

Moderators:
Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute

Jayne Somers, Program Manager, U.S. EPA Climate Change Division

Panelists:
Jill Duggan, Head of International Emissions Trading Climate and Energy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Neha Misra, Energy Economist, The Energy and Resources Institute, North America (TERI NA)

Cornie Huizenga, Executive Director, Clean Air Institute-Asia Center

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

9:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Panel VI: Meeting Future Energy Needs in a Carbon-Constrained World

Moderators:
Quinlan Shea, Executive Director, Environment, Edison Electric Institute

Skiles Boyd, Vice President - Environment, DTE Energy

Panelists:
Katharine Fredriksen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, Environment, Electric Power Research Institute

Scott Klara, Deputy Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Eugene Trisko, Counsel to United Mine Workers of America

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon

12:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Panel VII: The Role of Economic Instruments and Policies in Promoting Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions

Moderators:
Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA

Miriam Lev-On, Executive Director, The LEVON Group, LLC

Panelists:
Judson Jaffe, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc.

Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute

Ned Helme, President, Center for Clean Air Policy

Russell Jones, Senior Economic Advisor, American Petroleum Institute

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Panel VIII: Where Do We Go in the Future: The Issues & Future Meeting Themes

Moderators:
Bill Palermo, Principal, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.

A. Gwen Eklund, Director, Power Generation, TRC Companies, Inc.

Panelists:
Rob Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, U.S. EPA

Rick Sprott, Executive Director, UT DEQ, Western Climate Initiative

Bryan Hannegan, Vice President, Environment, Electric Power Research Institute

Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense, Director, Special Projects, Climate and Air Program

Jeff Muffat, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, 3M Company

Victoria Evans, National Practice Leader, Grenhouse Gas Services, URS

3:30 p.m.
Adjourn